Title

Tin Soldiers

Author

Bone, Ian

Publisher

Lothian Books

Published Date

2000

Annotation

Michael Tonkin is 17-years-of-age and a troubled young man. At a friendly soccer match, he unleashes his anger on Ahmad, a Lebanese boy, from the opposite team. Severely bashed, Michael suffers memory loss and now must reconstruct his life, manage his fears and anger and reshape his life.

Key Concepts

Conflict, Racial conflict, Racism, War

Audience

Secondary

AC Links/EYLF

English, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACELA1550, ACELA1551, ACELT1663, ACELT1771, ACELT1634, ACELT1635, ACELA1563, ACELA1564, ACELA1565, ACELT1639, ACELT1640, ACELT1812, ACELT1642, ACELT1643, ACELT1644